16th February 2003

The Stowmarket Striders results are:-

There were 260 finishers.  Follow this link for the full results.

 

RACE REPORT Name: Chris Gladwell
RACE:  Great Bentley 10 mile			DATE: 16th Feb 2003
	Marks out of ten	Comments
Journey and was it easy to find?	8	Turn left at Colchester and then right half way to Clacton ! Sign posted from main roads. About 35 miles from Stowmarket
Good pre-race information?	7	Saw entry forms in January but turned up on the day to run with a friend.
Changing facilities – Changing rooms or the car park?	6	Men had a small changing room (for six at a time) with a double shower cubicle! Otherwise use the main hall in the Village Hall.
Time spent waiting for the toilet before the race	7	20 minute queue half an hour before the race.
Organisation & race HQ facilities	7	Race HQ – Village Hall. Cheap refreshments. Adidas foot scan from Sweatshop. Ten minute walk from car park on village green to race HQ. Presentations 2hrs, 10 min. after start
Course – Fast & flat or slow, hilly & horrible	9	309 entrants, 260 finishers. David Miller won in 52.23. A lot of unaffiliated runners and no large numbers from any one club. Jaffa won team prize with runners in 17th, 19th & 34th places! Flat, fast, country roads, not a lot of traffic. Good one for a PB but a bit of a breeze that gave sub-zero wind chill!
Well marshalled? Enough water stops?	9	Loads of marshals with two-way radios, three water stops
Anything for the family to do while you enjoy yourself?	5	Train spotting at Gt Bentley station, a stroll around Gt Bentley village green (the biggest one in England ), spend money at the cake stall.
Memento	7	Chunky, engraved medal.
Cost	7	£7.00 (affiliated, on the day)
Overall	72%
Personal time & any other comments		82 min 50 sec. Thirty minutes Training running with friend who is training for London